Falls in the elderly: A multifactorial problem

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 448-451

  Letvak, Susan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034288690     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/men.2000.110069     Document Type: Article

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